Piece of furniture having at least one sliding door

ABSTRACT

A piece of furniture having at least one sliding door ( 12 ), wherein the at least one sliding door ( 12 ) is arranged in a displaceable manner with respect to the piece of furniture ( 10 ). The piece of furniture ( 10 ) has at least one pocket ( 11 ) for accommodating the at least one sliding door ( 12 ). The at least one sliding door ( 12 ) is mounted in a displaceable manner preferably exclusively on the piece of furniture ( 10 ). The at least one sliding door ( 12 ) is arranged so as to be movable at least partly out of the pocket ( 11 ).

STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of and priority on German Patent Application No. 10 2011 016 165.1 having a filing date of 6 Apr. 2011.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field

The invention relates to a piece of furniture having at least one sliding door which is arranged in a displaceable manner with respect to the piece of furniture.

2. Prior Art

A large variety of pieces of furniture having one or more sliding doors, for example in the manner of a cabinet, are known from practice. As a rule, the or each sliding door of such a piece of furniture is arranged in the region of a front thereof and is mounted in a laterally displaceable manner. As a result, on account of a corresponding arrangement of the sliding door(s), access to a space in the piece of furniture is possible, or a corresponding opening in the piece of furniture can be closed.

Also known are what are known as “pocket doors”, in which sliding doors can be parked in laterally arranged recesses for example in a wall when the door is open.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Proceeding herefrom, it is the object of the invention to create a new type of furniture. The furniture should be universally usable, in particular with regard to adaptability to different installation sites.

In order to achieve this object, a piece of furniture according to the invention has at least one sliding door, wherein the at least one sliding door is arranged in a displaceable manner with respect to the piece of furniture. Accordingly, it is provided that:

-   a) the piece of furniture has at least one pocket for accommodating     at least one sliding door, -   b) the at least one sliding door is mounted in a displaceable manner     preferably exclusively on the piece of furniture, and preferably in     particular the pocket, and -   c) the at least one sliding door is arranged so as to be movable at     least partly out of the pocket.

A piece of furniture of this kind is hitherto unknown to the knowledge of the applicant. With the aid of the sliding door(s), a space to the side of the piece of furniture or of the pocket can be concealed. It is for example possible to place the piece of furniture or the pocket in the vicinity of a room corner so that with the aid of the sliding door(s) a part of the room, in particular a room corner, can be concealed or delimited. The piece of furniture or the pocket is universally usable and adaptable to different space requirements on account of the sliding doors, in particular to (room) corners or (room) recesses having different widths.

In the context of this application, the term “piece of furniture” is understood as representing all kinds of indoor or outdoor installations. In a particular embodiment, it is provided that the piece of furniture consists substantially only of the pocket and one or more sliding doors.

Further preferred configurations of the invention can be gathered from the dependent claims and the rest of the description.

According to a preferred development, it can be provided that the pocket is dimensioned to accommodate the at least one sliding door which is arranged in a displaceable manner in the region of the pocket. The pocket thus has compact dimensions and is preferably not unnecessarily larger than is necessary for accommodating the at least one sliding door.

Preferably, it is provided that the at least one sliding door can be moved laterally out of the pocket, wherein the pocket has a corresponding number of openings which are adapted to the arrangement and/or dimensions of the or each sliding door. According to a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the pocket is assigned two sliding doors, wherein the pocket is dimensioned to substantially precisely accommodate the sliding doors, and wherein the two sliding doors are arranged in each case on one side so as to be movable laterally out of the pocket through a respective opening in the latter.

As long as the piece of furniture consists not only substantially of the pocket and one or more sliding doors, it can be provided that the pocket is arranged in the region of a front of the piece of furniture, such that the pocket conceals at least a part of the piece of furniture and wherein the at least one sliding door is arranged so as to be movable laterally out of the pocket so as to conceal a corresponding space to the side of the pocket.

Structurally, the sliding door can be fastened such that the or each sliding door is mounted in a movable manner via (in each case) a pull-out rail on the pocket or the walls thereof, wherein preferably the pull-out rail has a support part fastened to the pocket or the walls thereof and a running rail guided on the support part, said running rail being coupled to the sliding door such that the sliding door is arranged such that it can be pulled laterally out of the pocket. The pull-out rail can, if desired, also be configured in a telescopic manner.

A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the support part of the pull-out rail is arranged in the region of a top side of the pocket or of a cover thereof and a top side of the sliding door is fastened to the pull-out rail, and in that the sliding door is guided on the bottom side.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the piece of furniture contains shelving or the like, wherein the front side of the shelving is at least partially concealed by the pocket and is accessible or open at least partially on at least one other side. Furthermore, the piece of furniture can contain a table, in particular a desk, which is arranged such that it can be pulled out laterally from the shelving, wherein the at least one sliding door can be pulled out of the pocket in order to conceal the table pulled out of the shelving.

A particular development, which may also be a separate invention independently of the pocket or the sliding doors, provides that at least one shelf of the shelving is assigned a holder for items of clothing, in particular a clothes rail, said holder being fixed with respect to the shelf, wherein the shelf is arranged such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving, and wherein the at least one sliding door can be pulled out of the pocket in order to conceal the shelf, having the holder, in particular the clothes rail, pulled out of the shelving.

From a structural point of view, it can be provided that the shelf has a preferably peripheral frame and a filling for the frame. The shelf can be mounted such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving in the horizontal direction, in particular by means of guide means arranged on the basic structure of the shelving.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention is described in the following text on the basis of the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional illustration of a piece of furniture.

FIG. 2 shows a corresponding illustration of a variant of the piece of furniture according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a further three-dimensional illustration of the piece of furniture according to FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 shows the piece of furniture according to FIG. 2 with a closed sliding door.

FIG. 5 shows the piece of furniture according to FIG. 2 with two open sliding doors.

FIG. 6 shows a three-dimensional illustration of a part of the piece of furniture according to FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 shows a vertical section through the piece of furniture according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 shows an enlarged detail according to excerpt VIII in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 shows an enlarged detail according to excerpt IX in FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 shows a horizontal section through the piece of furniture according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 11 shows an enlarged detail according to excerpt XI in FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 shows an enlarged detail according to excerpt XII in FIG. 10.

FIG. 13 shows a vertical section through the piece of furniture according to FIG. 2.

FIG. 14 shows an enlarged detail according to excerpt XIV in FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 shows an exploded view of a shelf having a clothes rail.

FIG. 16 shows a piece of furniture in a first wall recess.

FIG. 17 shows a piece of furniture in a second wall recess.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The invention is first of all explained on the basis of a piece of furniture 10 having a pocket 11 for accommodating at least one sliding door 12 according to FIG. 1. This also includes the illustrations according to FIGS. 7 to 12. The piece of furniture 10 shown in FIG. 1 represents the common denominator for the different variants shown and is therefore described first.

The pocket 11 shown is provided to accommodate the two sliding doors 12. The sliding doors 12 are arranged in a displaceable manner with respect to the pocket 11, specifically in the horizontal direction corresponding to the double arrows 13.

The pocket 11 is dimensioned such that it is suitable for accommodating the two sliding doors 12. However, it is also conceivable for only one sliding door 12 to be provided, as a result of which the pocket 11 can then have correspondingly smaller dimensions or a smaller depth.

The pocket 11 has an interior space for accommodating at least one sliding door 12. The pocket 11 is bounded by corresponding walls, specifically at least a top side or cover 14, a front side or front 15 and a rear side 16.

Furthermore, a base 17, which can also be configured in the manner of or so as to have a guide rail for the or each sliding door 12, can preferably be provided.

To the side, the pocket 11 has one or more openings 18 corresponding to the arrangement of the sliding door(s) 12. The or each opening 18 is arranged and dimensioned such that the sliding door 12 can be pulled in each case laterally out of the pocket 11.

The interior space of the pocket 11 is dimensioned so as to accommodate the sliding door 12 entirely.

The or each sliding door 12 is arranged in a displaceable manner on the piece of furniture 10 or in this case on the pocket 11. To this end, a pull-out rail 19 is provided for each sliding door 12. The pull-out rails 19 each have a support rail 20, which is arranged in the region of the top side of the pocket 11 or on the cover 14. Arranged in the region of a top side of each sliding door 12 is a running rail 21, which is mounted on the support rail 20 in a displaceable manner in the longitudinal direction of the latter. In this way, the or each sliding door 12 is mounted such that it can be moved laterally out of the pocket 11.

The pull-out rail 19 can also be telescopic, if appropriate.

In the present case, the sliding doors 12 are inherently rigid structures having a peripheral frame 22 consisting of individual frame profiles 23 and also a filling 24 that fills in the frame 22. The frame 22 or the frame profiles 23 are produced preferably from an extruded profile made of aluminium or the like. In this way, stable fastening of the pull-out rail 19 to the sliding door 12 is ensured.

Preferably, the sliding doors 12 are formed in one part. However, it is also conceivable for the sliding doors 12 to be formed in multiple parts.

The base 17 of the pocket is formed in the present case from an extruded profile. Peripheral ribs 25 are provided to fasten the upright walls of the pocket 11, specifically the front 15 and the rear side 16. Furthermore, guides 26 are provided for each sliding door 12 and extend in the longitudinal direction of the base 17. Guide stubs 27 which are arranged on the underside of the sliding doors 12 are guided in the guides 26 in the base 17, and so the sliding door 12 is guided laterally during opening and closing. In this way, swinging of the sliding doors 12 in particular is avoided.

It is furthermore conceivable for the sliding doors 12 to be mounted on rollers. This can be provided in addition or as an alternative to the guide 26 or the guide stubs 27.

The lateral openings 18 are dimensioned such that in each case one sliding door 12 can be moved through an opening 18. It is provided that the sliding doors 12 can only ever be moved out laterally in one direction. Correspondingly, the opening 18 has to be partially closed, this being carried out by way of a termination profile 28. Formed in the termination profile 28 is a gripping hole 29 in order to be able to grasp and pull out a sliding door 12 located in the pocket 11.

In principle, it is also conceivable for it to be possible to slide the sliding doors 12 out of the pocket 11 in each case on both sides. In this case, it is possible to (partially) dispense with a termination profile 28, if appropriate.

Preferably, the termination profile 28 is formed as an extrusion profile made of aluminium and has an approximately L-shaped outline, wherein one limb of the termination profile 28 is fastened to a corresponding side wall of the pocket 11, that is to say, for example, to the front 15 or to the rear side 16.

When two sliding doors 12 are arranged, this can be carried out such that the sliding doors 12 are arranged one behind the other in two parallel planes. However, it is also conceivable to arrange the sliding doors 12 in one and the same plane.

FIGS. 2 to 6 illustrate a variant of the piece of furniture 10. The above-described pocket 11 having one or more sliding doors 12 is in this case combined with shelving 30. The shelving 30 with all its accessories is shown once again on its own in FIG. 6.

The shelving 30 is concealed on a side directed towards the room by the pocket 11. In this case, the shelving 30 and pocket 11 can be combined with one another, so that a separate fastening of the pocket 11 can be dispensed with.

Since the front of the shelving 30 is closed off by the pocket 11, the interior space of the shelving 30 is accessed from the side. To the rear, the shelving 30 is closed off by a rear wall 31. At the top, the shelving 30 is covered by a cover 32 and at the bottom a base 33 is provided.

The interior space of the shelving 30 can be subdivided by conventional partitioning members. By way of example, a number of shelf boards 34 are illustrated (see in particular FIG. 6). Furthermore, drawers 35 can be provided in a subregion.

Moreover, the shelving 30 has two particularities, specifically furniture parts that can each be pulled laterally out of the shelving 30, specifically a particular shelf 36 on one side and a desk 37 on the other.

A first particularity of the shelf 36 consists in a clothes rail 38 which is arranged in a fixed manner on the shelf 36 and can be pulled out of the shelving 30 together therewith.

A second particularity of the shelf 36 consists in that the latter consists of a peripheral frame 39 and a filling 40 for the frame 39. The frame 39 itself is composed of a plurality of frame profiles 41 which are arranged in a peripheral manner. Corner profiles 42 serve to connect the frame profiles 41. The clothes rail 38 can be fastened to the filling 40 and/or to the frame 39 and is arranged beneath the filling 40.

In order to arrange the shelf 36 in a displaceable manner in the shelving 30, guide means 43 are arranged in the shelving 30, specifically in each case on the inside of the rear wall 31 and on the rear side 16. On the outer sides facing the guide means 43, the corresponding frame profiles 41 are configured such that the shelf 36 is mounted such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving 30 in the horizontal direction. Preferably, there is a substantially form-fitting engagement between the corresponding frame profiles 41 of the frame 39 and the guide means 43.

One particularity of the desk 37 is that it is formed, just like the shelf 36, such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving 30. The desk 37 has a table top 44 and also upright side walls 45 arranged underneath the table top 44. The table top 44 rests in the present exemplary embodiment on a shelf board 34, but can also be guided like the shelf 36. Preferably, sliding or rolling means are assigned at least partially to the side walls 45, in order to make it possible for the desk 37 to be pulled laterally out of the shelving 30 in an improved manner.

It goes without saying that the above-described shelving 30 is conceived purely by way of example. Other furniture parts, on which the pocket 11 is arranged, can also be provided. It is also conceivable for more than one pocket 11 to be provided, for example on two opposite sides of a piece of furniture 10 or two adjacent sides of a piece of furniture 10 or on more than two sides of a piece of furniture 10.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show the installation of such a piece of furniture 10 in each case in a recess 46, 47.

The recess 46 is bounded on the rear side and on the two end sides by walls 47, 48, 49. The rear side of the shelving 30 of the piece of furniture 10 is against the wall 47, and so the pocket 11 is directed towards the room and conceals the shelving 30. The sliding doors 12 can be moved laterally towards the walls 48, 49, and so regions 50, 51 between the piece of furniture 10 and the walls 48, 49 are concealed by said sliding doors 12.

If required, the sliding doors 12 can be opened individually and be pushed into the pocket 11, so that it is possible to access the desk 37 and/or the shelf 36 having the clothes rail 38.

The variant shown in FIG. 17 of the installation of the piece of furniture 10 differs from that shown in FIG. 16 in that the recess 46 is not bounded by the wall 48 on one side. Installation of the piece of furniture 10 is also conceivable in such cases.

Similarly, the piece of furniture 10 can be installed against a straight wall 47 or freely in the room.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

-   10 Piece of furniture -   11 Pocket -   12 Sliding door -   13 Double arrow -   14 Cover -   15 Front -   16 Rear side -   17 Base -   18 Opening -   19 Pull-out rail -   20 Support rail -   21 Running rail -   22 Frame -   23 Frame profile -   24 Filling -   25 Rib -   26 Guide -   27 Guide stub -   28 Termination profile -   29 Gripping hole -   30 Shelving -   31 Rear wall -   32 Cover -   33 Base -   34 Shelf board -   35 Drawer -   36 Shelf -   37 Desk -   38 Clothes rail -   39 Frame -   40 Filling -   41 Frame profile -   42 Corner profile -   43 Guide means -   44 Table top -   45 Side wall -   46 Recess -   47 Wall -   48 Wall -   49 Wall 

1. A piece of furniture having at least one sliding door (12), wherein the at least one sliding door (12) is arranged in a displaceable manner with respect to the piece of furniture (10), wherein: a) the piece of furniture (10) has at least one pocket (11) for accommodating the at least one sliding door (12); b) the at least one sliding door (12) is mounted in a displaceable manner exclusively on the piece of furniture (10); and c) the at least one sliding door (12) is arranged so as to be movable at least partly out of the pocket (11).
 2. The piece of furniture according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pocket (11) is dimensioned to accommodate the at least one sliding door (12) that is arranged in a displaceable manner in the region of the at least one pocket (11).
 3. The piece of furniture according to claim 2, wherein the at least one sliding door (12) is movable laterally out of the at least one pocket (11), and wherein the at least one pocket (11) has a corresponding number of openings (18) which are adapted to the arrangement and/or dimensions of the at least one sliding door (12).
 4. The piece of furniture according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pocket (11) is assigned two sliding doors (12), wherein the at least one pocket (11) is dimensioned to substantially precisely accommodate the two sliding doors (12), and wherein the two sliding doors (12) are arranged in each case on one side so as to be movable laterally out of the at least one pocket (11) through a respective opening (18) in the at least one pocket (11).
 5. The piece of furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one pocket (11) is arranged in the region of a front of the piece of furniture (10), such that the at least one pocket (11) conceals at least a part of the piece of furniture (10) and wherein the at least one sliding door (12) is arranged so as to be movable laterally out of the at least one pocket (11) so as to conceal a corresponding space to the side of the at least one pocket (11).
 6. The piece of furniture according to claim 5, further comprising a pull-out rail (19) on the at least one pocket (11) or walls of the at least one pocket (11), wherein the at least one sliding door (12) is mounted in a movable manner via the pull-out rail (19), wherein the pull-out rail (19) has a support part (20) fastened to the at least one pocket (11) or the walls of the at least one pocket (11) and a running rail (21) guided on the support part (20), said running rail (21) being coupled to the at least one sliding door (12) such that the at least one sliding door (12) is arranged such that it can be pulled laterally out of the at least one pocket (11).
 7. The piece of furniture according to claim 6, wherein the support part (20) of the pull-out rail (19) is arranged in the region of a top side of the at least one pocket (11) or of a cover (14) of the at least one pocket (11) and a top side of the at least one sliding door (12) is fastened to the pull-out rail (19), and in that the at least one sliding door (12) is guided on a bottom side of the at least one sliding door (12).
 8. The piece of furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the piece of furniture (10) further contains shelving (30) or the like, wherein a front side of the shelving (30) is at least partially concealed by the at least one pocket (11) and is accessible at least partially on at least one other side of the shelving (30).
 9. The piece of furniture according to claim 8, wherein the piece of furniture (10) further contains a table (37), which is arranged such that the table (37) can be pulled out laterally from the shelving (30), wherein the at least one sliding door (12) can be pulled out of the at least one pocket (11) in order to conceal the table (37) pulled out of the shelving (30).
 10. The piece of furniture according to claim 8, wherein at least one shelf (36) of the shelving (30) is assigned a holder (38) for items of clothing, said holder (38) being fixed with respect to the at least one shelf (36), wherein the at least one shelf (36) is arranged such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving (30), and wherein the at least one sliding door (12) can be pulled out of the at least one pocket (11) in order to conceal the at least one shelf (36), having the holder (38), pulled out of the shelving (30).
 11. The piece of furniture according to claim 10, wherein the at least one shelf (36) has a peripheral frame (39) and a filling (40) for the frame (39).
 12. The piece of furniture according to claim 10, wherein the at least one shelf (36) is mounted such that it can be pulled laterally out of the shelving (30) in the horizontal direction, by means of guide means (43) arranged on the basic structure of the shelving (30). 